Handle for pocket-books and satchels



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Handle fpr Pocket-Books and lSatchels.

No. 227v,`692. Patented May 18, 188.0.

NFETERS. PHGYO-U'TMGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, nv C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' CHARLES W.v JENKS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENIW SYLVAN IA.

HANDLE FOR POCKET-BOOKS AND SATCHELS.

`SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 227,692, dated May 18,1880.

` Application filed January 5, 1880.

To all whom t't may concern.-

Be it known that I. CHARLES W. JENKS, of

the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Handles for Pocket- Books,Satchels, Snc., which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of `a pocket-book embodying my invention, the book being showndotted. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sect-ion of the framethereof in line :r w, Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 'are end views ofmodifications.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalf1 gures.

My invention consists of an improved pocket'- book having a verticalsliding handle connected to its ends, adapted to slide on guidesattached to the ends, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a pocket-book, and B a handle,which, in the present case, consists of side pieces, a, and a top'connecting-piece or handle proper, b, thus forming a three-sidedfigure, which may, however, be of curved form.

-The ends of the side pieces, a, are connected to the ends ofthe frameof the'pocket-book byv the latter is drawn outto its full extent, thelimit being stops suitably applied, the part b thus projecting from thebody of the book so as to be readily grasped, as shown by the dottedlines, Fig. l, and conveniently carry the book.

When the handle is not required for service, or the book is to be placedin the pocket or elsewhere, the handle is moved in to its full extentand folds snugly against the body of the book. f

In cases where the book opens at the sidessay as in Figs. 4 and 5-thehandle is jointed vto the sides of the central brace or guard, d,

of the book, the ends of the brace or guard being connected to the axialpinsof the jointed frame of the book, or to one section of said frame.

If desired, the sides of the frame and side pieces of the handle maybetubular and enter each other telescopically, or tubes may be placedwithin the body of the book insteadof at the sides, and receive thesliding sides of the handle without producing different results fromthat stated.

The adaptability of the handle to a Satchel,

